Sportsland Sugo [Japan], August 13 (ANI): The IDEMITSU Honda Racing India celebrated its best-ever efficiency within the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship 2022 (ARRC). Today’s race made India proud. It is the primary time that India’s solo group secured the highest 5 positions at Asia’s hardest highway race championship. Rajiv recorded the brand new greatest end by an Indian rider in AP250 class of ARRC on the fifth spot.
Saturday’s AP250 race was one of many hardest races of the season with 5 riders crashing out within the first lap. Starting the moist 12-lap race 1 from 14th on the grid, Rajiv shortly moved to sixth place after lap 1. From thereon, he continued to keep up his place till he fell in lap 5 as a consequence of a moist racetrack. Determined to complete the race, Rajiv challenged himself and instantly re-joined the race to lastly cross the chequered line at fifth place.
Masterful race efficiency by the Indian rider Rajiv Sethu in his very first outing at Sportsland Sugo International Circuit resulted within the group realizing its subsequent step up by securing the highest 5 positions in Race 1 of AP250 class and incomes 11 factors.
Proud of at present’s efficiency, Prabhu Nagaraj, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, mentioned, “Today, it’s a happy day for Honda Racing India! We have reached the first step of our target top 5 finish. In a nail-biting race where many riders crashed out due to wet weather conditions, our rider Rajiv Sethu showed his mettle and made India proud with his fifth-place finish. With his splendid performance, the team earned 11 points. His performance not only created a record but also boosted the morale of the entire team. Meanwhile, Senthil Kumar couldn’t complete the race due to a crash. This was disappointing but he’s learning fast and I’m confident that he will come back stronger and wiser. I am confident that tomorrow’s race will see more excitement from both the riders.”Meanwhile, it was a tricky day for teammate Senthil Kumar who crashed out within the first lap as a consequence of a moist racetrack.
“Today’s race was a true test for all riders as weather conditions were not in favour. I am happy that I didn’t rush on the wet track and maintained a steady position in the race. Despite meeting a crash, I continued with the same performance as my focus was to earn points for the team. The training from our trainers and experience in past races helped me in countering all race hurdles and set a record for the team in ARRC. Having this performance as one of the biggest motivations, I am looking forward to another best results in tomorrow’s race.” mentioned Honda Racing India rider Rajiv Sethu”Riding in the circuit of Japan is a dream for every Honda rider and I am happy that today on the same track our team created history. But I am not satisfied with my performance as the bad weather became a roadblock for me. Learning from today’s mistakes, I am preparing well for tomorrow and confident to earn points for the team in the final race of this round, ” mentioned Honda Racing India rider Senthil Kumar. (ANI)